In an effort to further strengthen its service network along the Belt and Road Initiative, CU LINES launches the India-Middle East-Red Sea (IMR) service. This new service will include additional feeder connections from Jeddah to Aqaba and Port Sudan, expanding CULines' reach and improving regional connectivity.

The IMR service is an outer-loop service that links mainline ports such as Jeddah, Jebel Ali, Mundra, and Nhava Sheva, along with important feeder ports such as Djibouti and Aden. With the addition of feeder services from Jeddah to Aqaba and Port Sudan, CULines’ service network will now cover six key Red Sea ports: Aqaba, Sokhna, Port Sudan, Djibouti, Jeddah, and Aden. This expansion will provide seamless connections with our truck line services departing from China, enabling us to better meet the diverse shipping needs of our customers.

The IMR service is a collaborative operation between CULines, CStar, and UGL, deploying four 1,700 TEU container vessels. The round-trip transit time is 28 days, with the maiden voyage scheduled to depart from Jeddah on October 5, 2024.

Port rotation of the IMR service:Nhava Sheva - Mundra - Jebel Ali - Djibouti - Jeddah - Aden - Nhava Sheva.

Key Service Features

• The IMR service connects trunk line and feeder ports in India, the Middle East, and the Red Sea region.
• Seamless transshipment connections from CULines’ trunk line service network to feeder ports like Djibouti, Aden, Aqaba, and Port Sudan.
• Cargoes from Mainland China, Chinese Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia can be transshipped via Jeddah to Aden/Aqaba/Port Sudan;
• Cargoes from Mainland China, Chinese Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia can be transshipped via Mundra to Djibouti.